IL122495A0 - Ambulatory spinal traction device - Google Patents

Ambulatory spinal traction device

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IL122495A0
IL122495A0 IL12249596A IL12249596A IL122495A0 IL 122495 A0 IL122495 A0 IL 122495A0 IL 12249596 A IL12249596 A IL 12249596A IL 12249596 A IL12249596 A IL 12249596A IL 122495 A0 IL122495 A0 IL 122495A0
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traction device
spinal traction
disclosed
support member
vertical support
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IL12249596A
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Kinesis Medical Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/012—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations inflatable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/02—Orthopaedic corsets
    • A61F5/024—Orthopaedic corsets having pressure pads connected in a frame for reduction or correction of the curvature of the spine

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • Nursing (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Devices For Conveying Motion By Means Of Endless Flexible Members (AREA)
  • Transplanting Machines (AREA)
  • Steroid Compounds (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Massaging Devices (AREA)

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an inflatable spinal traction device capable of both preventing spinal injuries, and of facilitating the healing of existing spinal injuries. As disclosed, the device of the present invention includes an upper horizontal support member, a lower horizontal support member, and a plurality of vertical support members fixedly attached at each end to the upper and lower members, wherein each of the vertical support members contains therein an inflatable bladder in fluid connection to an inflation means.
IL12249596A 1995-06-07 1996-06-06 Ambulatory spinal traction device IL122495A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US47478095A 1995-06-07 1995-06-07
US08/580,708 US5724993A (en) 1995-06-07 1995-12-29 Inflatable spinal traction device
PCT/US1996/009881 WO1996040036A1 (en) 1995-06-07 1996-06-06 Ambulatory spinal traction device

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IL122495A0 true IL122495A0 (en) 1998-06-15
IL122495A IL122495A (en) 2002-04-21

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US (1) US5724993A (en)
EP (1) EP0837666B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2000507836A (en)
AT (1) ATE259199T1 (en)
AU (1) AU699290B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69631532T2 (en)
IL (1) IL122495A (en)
NO (1) NO310906B1 (en)
WO (1) WO1996040036A1 (en)

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AU699290B2 (en) 1998-11-26
DE69631532T2 (en) 2005-01-05
WO1996040036A1 (en) 1996-12-19
AU6382496A (en) 1996-12-30
EP0837666A1 (en) 1998-04-29
ATE259199T1 (en) 2004-02-15
US5724993A (en) 1998-03-10
NO975754D0 (en) 1997-12-05
DE69631532D1 (en) 2004-03-18
NO975754L (en) 1998-02-09
EP0837666A4 (en) 2000-01-05
JP2000507836A (en) 2000-06-27
NO310906B1 (en) 2001-09-17
EP0837666B1 (en) 2004-02-11

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